Re: [Gnu-arch-users] .listing files

[James Blackwell]

>> The -l option is required for archives accessed by HTTP. Using other 
>> supported transfer methods (e.g. WebDAV or sftp) is recommended 
>> over using -l
>
> The --listing option is required for archives accessed by HTTP. Using
> other supported transfer methods (e.g. WebDAV or sftp) is recommended.
> HTTP access is supported thanks to directory listings stored in
> ".listing" files, however the implementation is not robust for
> concurrent modifications. Using the `archive-fixup' command may be
> needed to regenerate the listings if they were corrupted by concurrent
> archive modifications.

I'm trying to keep the help message as short as possible. I don't think 
we want the user to have to read a long paragraph everything he types 
"tla make-archive --help"

>
> I think the message should be scary.
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